Stride Foot: Toe or Heel Touch First?

[Ken B]

For some time I thought the heal, or a flat foot plant was OK for the stride foot, but a while back, we chatted with a PC who suggested the stride foot toe touches first. Which is correct?

Thanks,
Ken

 

[tojo]

For some time I thought the heal, or a flat foot plant was OK for the stride foot, but a while back, we chatted with a PC who suggested the stride foot toe touches first. Which is correct?

Thanks,
Ken

Have you ever seen a pitcher land on their butt when the circle is a little wet? She would be a heel first pitcher. The inside ball of the foot and toe is the best to achieve the desired angle at plant and is the most efficient in harnessing resistance.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

I teach toe touch, heal drop.

 

[tomzpc]

I thought that the ideal was to land on the ball of the foot but I'mjust a dad who is still fairly new to this stuff. That being said, my 9 yo dd is still landing heal first. It's something that I need to work on with her but right now we're concentrating on getting the glove arm from swimming out.

 

[tojo]

tomzpc,Is her right shoulder closing prior to release? Is she pulling back on her left shoulder(right-hand pitcher) and opening her chest to the catcher as she is entering the release point? Not saying that this is the reason without seeing what she is doing, but a good place to start looking.

 

[Ken B]

Toe touch is working very well--thanks!